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it is within our reach to reduce taxes. it is within our reach to lead in job growth and energy independence. it is within our reach to balance our budget and meet the needs of our people. our place, kan., must show the path, the difficult path for america to go in these troubled times. .. the and >> we and shannon >> thank you. >> that was governors sam brownback with the state of the state address. we now go to senator anthony headley for the democratic response to enact we have been talking that the string that we have time. we have talked about how i have a dream. we will somehow realizes principles and the declaration of independence. i think he was just inspired by that moment. >> sunday on "after words", clairborne carson recalls his march on washington. it is part of three days of the tv this weekend on monday featuring authors and books from the inauguration. president obama, and martin luther king jr. >> every weekend latest nonfiction authors and books are featured on booktv. you can see past programs and schedul
it is within our reach to reduce taxes. it is within our reach to lead in job growth and energy independence. it is within our reach to balance our budget and meet the needs of our people. our place, kan., must show the path, the difficult path for america to go in these troubled times. .. the and >> we and shannon >> thank you. >> that was governors sam brownback with the state of the state address. we now go to senator anthony headley for the democratic response to enact we...
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let me ask you about tax reform. he told "politico" last week that a balanced approach are facing sequester with spending cuts and revenue should accelerate tax reform and i believe it's fully possible this year for work on a bipartisan basis, unquote. how does that square with the people who say tax reform is going to lose out because of scheduling and it's asinine anemones sequestering house republicans concern that if they do anything on tax reform that they may leave themselves open to the senate not taking action and therefore have taken an unpopular vote for no reason. why are you optimistic on tax reform? >> first of all, we have to resolve this debt crisis in terms of sequestration in the full faith and credit of the u.s. in the next six weeks. we are going to accomplish tax reform in the next six weeks. so we have a deadline but i think cannot be simply be moved for what we need to do in the next six weeks. and so, that will leave us adequate time to tackle longer range problems. we are not going to accompli
let me ask you about tax reform. he told "politico" last week that a balanced approach are facing sequester with spending cuts and revenue should accelerate tax reform and i believe it's fully possible this year for work on a bipartisan basis, unquote. how does that square with the people who say tax reform is going to lose out because of scheduling and it's asinine anemones sequestering house republicans concern that if they do anything on tax reform that they may leave themselves...
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government should do more to help the elderly and the vulnerable and less to help millionaires with tax cuts? >> as i just said, we are doing more to help elderly and the vulnerable. a record state increase, bigger than what the party opposite would have done keeping cold weather payments at the higher level that the last government only introduced before the election. keeping our promise on winter fuel payments, taking all of those steps and making sure, again, something never done by the party opposite that energy companies will have to put people on the lowest tariffs. that is a record we can be proud of. >> steve basic. >> mr. speaker -- [inaudible] my constituency is enb during a hideous regulatory fast thanks to the health and safety executive and the european union. the british economy is very reliant on small and medium businesses far less able to cope with bad regulation particularly when it's badly administer inside the u.k. >> my honorable friend is absolutely right. businesses large and small are complaining about the burden of regulation. not just the burden of regular rati
government should do more to help the elderly and the vulnerable and less to help millionaires with tax cuts? >> as i just said, we are doing more to help elderly and the vulnerable. a record state increase, bigger than what the party opposite would have done keeping cold weather payments at the higher level that the last government only introduced before the election. keeping our promise on winter fuel payments, taking all of those steps and making sure, again, something never done by...
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tax base. without taxes best of services. you may hate taxes, you may never want to pay taxes, but the bottom it is for governments in the united states, for local and state governments without tax revenue, you cease to fight essential services, right? develop the tools to give them how to look at the resiliency of the tax base and their exposures. understand after disaster is much easier to make big financial changes. but in small incremental changes, how do you look at decisions you're making to say that if something happened, our tax base is resilient enough we can survive. or we are so exposed to this that if it happens, we need to understand what those consequences mean. and so the issue about rebuilding affordable housing, maybe is not a good idea to rebuild it with their most affordable at. but you can't zone and out of your community. this is one of the things we've seen is what i call the benign neglect, where local officials have areas of poverty and in the disaster they say that's pr
tax base. without taxes best of services. you may hate taxes, you may never want to pay taxes, but the bottom it is for governments in the united states, for local and state governments without tax revenue, you cease to fight essential services, right? develop the tools to give them how to look at the resiliency of the tax base and their exposures. understand after disaster is much easier to make big financial changes. but in small incremental changes, how do you look at decisions you're making...
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tax system. we know what the answers are. we'll fight about the specifics of all of them and how fixing the problem would look like, but we don't know at what point the political system is willing to make all the choices, which are difficult, compromise on both sides, and sort of put the issue to rest so that we can go back to fighting about all the other things we're going to fight about. i think the fact you can see what the policy solutions are and we're past the era of pretending it doesn't matter, but everybody recognizes the threat it puts out there. you can't possibly imagine real growth coming without a sense of stability without knowing what the changes will be so you can have planning, investments, job creation, all the necessary pieces of moving the economy forward. you know, the big wild card is when people are willing to make the tough choices instead of using them to fight in the normal political boxes. what do i think is going to happen next? it's already off on a different path th
tax system. we know what the answers are. we'll fight about the specifics of all of them and how fixing the problem would look like, but we don't know at what point the political system is willing to make all the choices, which are difficult, compromise on both sides, and sort of put the issue to rest so that we can go back to fighting about all the other things we're going to fight about. i think the fact you can see what the policy solutions are and we're past the era of pretending it doesn't...
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interestingly enough, although wyclef was common knowledge there were widespread allegations of unpaid taxes, misspent money, most people that i was talking to commendations did not care that much. they were much more interested in his promise as someone who had lived the dream to grow up for and moved to brooklyn then making it a huge to come back as a major star in and force. i have a conversation in the ng to a waiter ia waiter i said hoodoos' support? he said wyclef. he said i know but if he is american that means when he is elected president that means you all get a visa. [laughter] he said that. with the allegations that have only gotten worse with time, it is hard to say there is not proved that they are wrong there mostly based with paperwork for filings with the irs. then eyes way business is conducted in this country that at least there are five main agencies so normally when you have done something wrong if somebody goes to look for you have a paper trail. he seems to be caught up in that. when you talk to wyclef, a lot of people to agree he does have big dreams and he does want h
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and i understand that you too are having problems with paying your taxes. and he goes on to list in a quite voice of these things amount to say he's maybe himself the center of corruption. [inaudible] there was nervous laughter in the room. everybody knew in moscow by the next day that he was in trouble. so that really is what it comes down to. he defied the man and so as long as the man is there, it's hard to -- [inaudible] we're hearing now vibrations to the effect that they let him out early. thane, thank you for your passionate and suck -- here in the country whatever we talk about new exploration we're talking about environmental implications and we hear about disasters here. we don't really hear much about them in russia and i'm sure they exist and can be massive. i was wondering for you could talk about that. here we come to the guilty part. because i was conscious as everyone else that we are in a sense too clever for our own good. by the way one of the unfortunate consequences is the bo man stay that we -- that we have -- that we have harvesting no
and i understand that you too are having problems with paying your taxes. and he goes on to list in a quite voice of these things amount to say he's maybe himself the center of corruption. [inaudible] there was nervous laughter in the room. everybody knew in moscow by the next day that he was in trouble. so that really is what it comes down to. he defied the man and so as long as the man is there, it's hard to -- [inaudible] we're hearing now vibrations to the effect that they let him out...
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administration of greece to collect tax revenue and to fight tax evasion. i forgot to mention the privatization program which is also necessary, but which is also, you know, delivery not for greece. >> thank you. gentlemen just here in the third row. right here. no -- thank you. >> thank you. what -- >> identify yourself. >> [inaudible] what is your insight on the chinese economy in terms of opportunities and the changes, and secondly, what goals are on top of your agenda that you want to achieve in the new year? thank you. >> yes, global growth is not just on the top of my agenda, but it's on the top of the agenda of anybody who cares about the economy and who cares about jobs and who cares about, you know, rebalancing and consolidating. it's clearly very conducive factor underlying element for all of what we want -- jobs, fiscal consolidation, rebalancing. it makes it a lot easier when you have growth. turning to china, i would certainly, number one, observe that there is continued significant and substantial growth expected out of china. i would observe
administration of greece to collect tax revenue and to fight tax evasion. i forgot to mention the privatization program which is also necessary, but which is also, you know, delivery not for greece. >> thank you. gentlemen just here in the third row. right here. no -- thank you. >> thank you. what -- >> identify yourself. >> [inaudible] what is your insight on the chinese economy in terms of opportunities and the changes, and secondly, what goals are on top of your...
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that's about 6 billion in tax breaks, and about 6 billion in direct expenditures. we are pursuing a vision of green jobs that makes no sense and that hurts low income americans. we brainwash our children to think that green is good, and think uncritically about green product and green jobs. and yet we can't even define what a green job is. let's start with green jobs. the bureau of labor statistics has five definitions of the three-point 1 million green jobs that it has counted. namely energy from renewable sources, energy efficiency, energy pollution reduction and removal, natural resource conservation, and environmental compliance, education, and training, and public awareness. when i was testifying on capitol hill before the house energy and commerce committee, they had a paper cup in front of me. often they just have a bottle of water, but this time they had a bottle of water and a paper cup. and a paper cup said -- power to save energy on the other side. so since this cup fit the definition of education, training and public awareness, the workers who made it h
that's about 6 billion in tax breaks, and about 6 billion in direct expenditures. we are pursuing a vision of green jobs that makes no sense and that hurts low income americans. we brainwash our children to think that green is good, and think uncritically about green product and green jobs. and yet we can't even define what a green job is. let's start with green jobs. the bureau of labor statistics has five definitions of the three-point 1 million green jobs that it has counted. namely energy...
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one clue is the subsidies that you could get for the import of tax-free tobacco and alcohol to benefit goods causes such as the red cross. this was profitable and, therefore, of interest. it's even a science fiction story, because what we're doing here really when you come right down to it is the meeting of two alien civilizations after 70 years of the soviet period. the oil industry, in particular, grew up in almost complete isolation from the waste, and this is virtually a unique place. we have other places where oil industries are run by national oil companies, but in almost every case -- in fact, in every case, these industries were first founded by foreigners and then were taken over. not so in the case of russia where from the 1920s on at any rate for all practical purposes the oil industry was home grown and developed its own culture, its own civilization even as the soviet union did with its own language and its own culture. i sometimes like to tell my classes that the story of russia in the 20th century is very much that of a people that decided that capitalism didn't work, so
one clue is the subsidies that you could get for the import of tax-free tobacco and alcohol to benefit goods causes such as the red cross. this was profitable and, therefore, of interest. it's even a science fiction story, because what we're doing here really when you come right down to it is the meeting of two alien civilizations after 70 years of the soviet period. the oil industry, in particular, grew up in almost complete isolation from the waste, and this is virtually a unique place. we...
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the carbon tax. the carbon tax is a broad-based tax that does not in fact have to have a big impact on consumers. it could be placed on electric utilities, something they avoid by moving to clean energy so they don't have to pay it. but if we had the carbon tax it would help close the deficit and would be a stimulus the utilities to move to clean argue. that's the second idea. the third, many states now are following the lead of connecticut, the first state to have the state green bank that couples with the private sector in finances for solar or electric utility grid rebuilds or energy efficiency members. let's have the federal government loan money to state green banks at the extraordinarily low rate. these are a handful of different ways to provide the financing support and the tax policy support for massive private investment. >> host: are we going achieve some of the goals in the politics of abundance, what the role of the sec. the sec can take the lead on a handful of topics and should provide
the carbon tax. the carbon tax is a broad-based tax that does not in fact have to have a big impact on consumers. it could be placed on electric utilities, something they avoid by moving to clean energy so they don't have to pay it. but if we had the carbon tax it would help close the deficit and would be a stimulus the utilities to move to clean argue. that's the second idea. the third, many states now are following the lead of connecticut, the first state to have the state green bank that...
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we already took a step in that direction in the tax reform bill that we pass the tax bill, the so-called p's provision. we have to look at it better. there's a proposal, and where's the budget? well, the president had in budget proposals a 28% limit on deductions itemized deductions, and i think we need to look at that, but carefully, charitable contributions, for example, mortgage interests, state and local taxes so that's a major area and the president proposed essentially $600 or $700 billion in ten years from that areament i don't think we can now obtain that much even if we adopt the president's 28% limit, but -- >> host: why not? >> guest: why not? because i think we have to look at the impact on charitable contributions. most -- half of the charitable contributions in the country, a lot of us, most contribute something, but a lot comes from the very wealthy. i think we need to be careful we don't come too -- come down too hard -- >> host: we need more coffee. >> guest: we have to look at that, and, also, let me mention interest. most viewers probably don't know what carrieded inte
we already took a step in that direction in the tax reform bill that we pass the tax bill, the so-called p's provision. we have to look at it better. there's a proposal, and where's the budget? well, the president had in budget proposals a 28% limit on deductions itemized deductions, and i think we need to look at that, but carefully, charitable contributions, for example, mortgage interests, state and local taxes so that's a major area and the president proposed essentially $600 or $700...
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the real worry is the moment forget last, which is why when you tax or the supreme court can't think of a religiously doable and what you need to get done. those three don't all line up and you can't lose this moment in time because you eventually get supreme court you're going to get this too. the most important things you need from law enforcement community is about unchecked, limitation on the assault clips. so that to me, plus i would also do a soul fans. he focused on not because he's the three through to the supreme court, not just congress. i will say the cops program passed under bill clinton, which put 100,000 community policing is a program scaled back. steve having designed the program, close to three years and how they keep that on the program. [inaudible] >> every city except chicago. >> to add to that, how do you keep the national dialogue going? how is it not just become a kind of street fight in the house of representatives and the nra? >> i'm not sure you're going to avoid a fight. when you see this coming to talk about where you grew up. there is a difference betwee
the real worry is the moment forget last, which is why when you tax or the supreme court can't think of a religiously doable and what you need to get done. those three don't all line up and you can't lose this moment in time because you eventually get supreme court you're going to get this too. the most important things you need from law enforcement community is about unchecked, limitation on the assault clips. so that to me, plus i would also do a soul fans. he focused on not because he's the...
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of us like the tax code. when you talk about the ability to broaden the base, lower the rate and raise revenue, that is a pretty good system. it's pretty desirable to think about how to reform the tax code. but there are a lot of tough things when you talk about the specifics and the fact we need to deal with the mortgage deduction for state and local taxation then capping the discretionary you don't have to talk about a single specific policy. taxing the 1% is easy even if you are the 1% its current take more of that to fix the problem. now it's the hardest part so it's how we are going to unravel the next steps. clearly the next piece is going to have to focus on entitlement reform that's the biggest tax. we have to reaction moments coming up next months, the sequester that the extended for two months and it has broad base across-the-board spending cuts which is a wrong way to do policy. we are dealing with a tough recovery we want to phase in all these gradually and pick and choose and policy makers to pic
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but for one of the more kind of common war propaganda tax was to inflate the numbers of your enemy and deflate your own. >> i had a question kind of along the same lines as an organized effort in propaganda leading up to the world. it occurs to me that it shall occasions he read about certain individuals meeting at print shops, the adams coach at on your blog, this morning, john. so i wonder how prevalent was organized efforts to propagandize the newspapers. then the other side of that, who is financing some of these things? newspapers are pretty obvious, printers are making money but then when things like broadsided monsters but who was funding, was it a super pac from the patriot side that is financing certain broadside, who's paying the piper in that? >> okay, i'll start with the question of meeting at newspaper offices. this was -- gary mentioned i quoted a little bit of john adams in 1769, in his diary where he spends the evening at the office of the prints up with a grading the boston gazette. samuel adams was there and a man named william davis and possibly james soda. and they
but for one of the more kind of common war propaganda tax was to inflate the numbers of your enemy and deflate your own. >> i had a question kind of along the same lines as an organized effort in propaganda leading up to the world. it occurs to me that it shall occasions he read about certain individuals meeting at print shops, the adams coach at on your blog, this morning, john. so i wonder how prevalent was organized efforts to propagandize the newspapers. then the other side of that,...
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colonists were taxed out, fed up, and demanding a sea change in the way their government operated. now, if this sounds like a recap, to some of the rhetoric has been flying across contemporary airwaves, it's little surprise. tough times have always made for tough politics. that there's one significant difference to keep in mind. in 1765, colonists had no hope, however illusory, that the next election or the other party might turn things around. in fact, there were no elections of substance. ultimate authority resided with the king and parliament. when colonists complained that the political leaders were out of touch, it was not a rhetorical flourish. no taxation without representation would ultimately become the rallying crime that provoked a war against the most formidable military power on earth. given our current sorry economic circumstances, we could also remember that the executions of our forefathers were made on the half of a desire to forge a nation out of a group of colonies that even then comprised quite disparate interests. planters, farmers, merchants, slaves, indenture
colonists were taxed out, fed up, and demanding a sea change in the way their government operated. now, if this sounds like a recap, to some of the rhetoric has been flying across contemporary airwaves, it's little surprise. tough times have always made for tough politics. that there's one significant difference to keep in mind. in 1765, colonists had no hope, however illusory, that the next election or the other party might turn things around. in fact, there were no elections of substance....
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tax bill. and, because there's so much of the lessons is, so much to complain about. the business roundtable has been out there leading the charge in single, this is crazy. our corporate tax rate is now the highest in the world. putting us in a pretty bad position. so, you know, again, i almost never say this, but this does come down to leadership, and this does come down to three people. the president, somebody innocent, and somebody in the house. been willing to put aside all the special interests, lock the lobbyists out of the room, and come up with a tax bill. people know what should be in it, right? we know that there's a lot of justice done -- a lot of injustice done in the tax bill. but it does take that kind of moment to happen. it did happen once before in our lifetimes, and maybe it will happen again. and hoping maybe even this year or next year spend your optimistic? >> i actually am, only because in what happened in the discussion about the deficit is that it opened up a discussion
tax bill. and, because there's so much of the lessons is, so much to complain about. the business roundtable has been out there leading the charge in single, this is crazy. our corporate tax rate is now the highest in the world. putting us in a pretty bad position. so, you know, again, i almost never say this, but this does come down to leadership, and this does come down to three people. the president, somebody innocent, and somebody in the house. been willing to put aside all the special...
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tax that is collected? thank you. >> guest: i do not. there is a small portion that still remains over the treasury department, but we believe that the money goes to treasury. atf is still very small, very small portion of the work is involved. >> some stats from the website on fiscal 2011 numbers. they recommended defendant's for prosecution in alcohol and tobacco cases about 213 recommended for prosecution. they seized approximately 42 million in the criminal contraband and alcohol and tobacco products moving across states. let's go back to the phone. mike in houston texas on the independent line. good morning, mike. >> caller: good morning. i had the fortune of mary in a very wise woman so in a way i am the luckiest man in the world, but my wife pointed out no one had a concealed or carried permit has committed a rampage shooting so wouldn't more conceal and carry permits held this problem that we are trying to solve? especially when. no woman has done a mass shooting that i am aware of. >> host: we're t
tax that is collected? thank you. >> guest: i do not. there is a small portion that still remains over the treasury department, but we believe that the money goes to treasury. atf is still very small, very small portion of the work is involved. >> some stats from the website on fiscal 2011 numbers. they recommended defendant's for prosecution in alcohol and tobacco cases about 213 recommended for prosecution. they seized approximately 42 million in the criminal contraband and...
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no doubt that the main concern, for instance, in my city in northeast mexico is a border state with taxes. too often, cities have borders with the rio, texas that we also have my city on the southeast part of the state and it's a strategic location. my city the city of 670,000 people. it's a big city. the metropolitan area sharing the space which has two cities, our neighbors in another city, which is my city. there is no doubt that the main concern of the people in the border areas on the mexican side is the demand for safety and the demand for security. this demand is being heard louder and louder than the demands for employment and secret services, which is what we mayors do. when i was listening of course for job creation, economic development. but i mexico, it's becoming also one of the major necessities, which was than in the past, but is now. the fact that a strategic security knowledge and something, which in the past, we never had to do it, which we security issues, which would strategy, which was this alliance that needs to be built at the federal government, drug enforcement ag
no doubt that the main concern, for instance, in my city in northeast mexico is a border state with taxes. too often, cities have borders with the rio, texas that we also have my city on the southeast part of the state and it's a strategic location. my city the city of 670,000 people. it's a big city. the metropolitan area sharing the space which has two cities, our neighbors in another city, which is my city. there is no doubt that the main concern of the people in the border areas on the...
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other things you might want to consider as part of this is expanding the multiple sales tax in ways along the southwest border stay with firearms so we can also have hopeful sales on assault weapons and other concerning long guns. the second policy recommendation is you really need to enact an effective firearms to version our trafficking statute. the two most commonly used, even though there is close to 40 different statutes available to atf and making gun trafficking cases come in the two most common statutes used or engaged in the business of selling firearms without a license or falsifying the atf form 4473. both are very difficult to prove. for example in the kern report, he would have been those investigations were atf agents what if some are investigating teaching and dealing that advice and violation, only viewable to church and 38% the cases. also find the 4473 farm, only boat to charge that important% of the cases because they were very difficult prove in the instance that engage in the business of the firearms license, you could stand to sell it if a private rocket for my colle
other things you might want to consider as part of this is expanding the multiple sales tax in ways along the southwest border stay with firearms so we can also have hopeful sales on assault weapons and other concerning long guns. the second policy recommendation is you really need to enact an effective firearms to version our trafficking statute. the two most commonly used, even though there is close to 40 different statutes available to atf and making gun trafficking cases come in the two...